Bank Loan Calendar: $13.292 billion deals being marketed

January Bank Meetings

ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.: Bank meeting in New York on Jan. 9, London Jan. 8; $1.775 billion of U.S. term loans (B1); Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $500 million 31/2-year term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $1.275 billion six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 102, 101; also €250 million six-year term loan talked at Euribor plus 700 bps, 1.25% floor, OID 98, non-call one, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Paris-based telecommunications services and equipment company.

DUPONT PERFORMANCE COATINGS: Bank meeting Jan. 8 in New York, Jan. 9 in London; $2.9 billion senior secured credit facility; Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Jeffries and SMBC; $400 million five-year revolver; $2.3 billion seven-year covenant-light U.S. term loan; $200 million seven-year covenant-light euro equivalent term loan; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group from DuPont; Wilmington, Del., supplier of vehicle and industrial coating systems.

MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION: $1.325 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, UBS, Nomura and BMO; $150 million ABL revolver; $175 million cash flow revolver; $1 billion term loan; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC from McGraw-Hill Cos.; New York-based digital learning company.

NEP BROADCASTING LLC: Bank meeting Jan. 8; $680 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays (left on first-lien), Morgan Stanley (left on second-lien) and GE Capital (only on first-lien loan); $60 million revolver; $455 million first-lien term loan; $165 million second-lien term loan; back already completed buyout by Crestview Partners from American Securities LLC; Pittsburgh-based provider of outsourced teleproduction services critical to the delivery of live sports and entertainment events.

NFR ENERGY LLC: Bank meeting Jan. 4; $500 million senior secured covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/B) due Dec. 31, 2018, soft call protection 102, 101; Bank of America, Citigroup and Natixis; fund already completed acquisition of TLP Energy LLC and certain Eagle Ford Shale assets; Houston-based energy company.

NINE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP: Bank meeting Jan. 10; A$800 million senior secured credit facility; UBS, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Nomura; A$100 million revolver; U.S. dollar equivalent A$700 million seven-year covenant-light term loan; pay a cash consideration to previous senior and mezzanine lenders and Red Earth, and for general corporate purposes; Australia-based diversified media and entertainment group.

Upcoming Closings

GOLDEN GAMING LLC: $205 million credit facility (B3/B); Macquarie; $5 million five-year revolver; $200 million senior term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps to 775 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; refinance first-and second-lien loans; owner and operator of casinos, gaming taverns and slot routes in Nevada.

ION MEDIA NETWORKS INC.: $255 million 51/2-year term loan B (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; fund an equity repurchase of minority investors; television broadcast network.

MERRILL COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $500 million five-year credit facility; Credit Suisse; $30 million revolver (B1/B+); $470 million first-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, soft call 103, 102, 101; also $135 million 51/2-year second-lien notes (Caa3/CCC) at Libor plus 1,450 bps, including 2% PIK, OID 98, non-call for life; refinance existing bank debt; St. Paul, Minn., provider of technology-enabled services.

NOMACORC LLC: $132 million five-year credit facility; GE Capital; $20 million revolver at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $112 million term B at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Zebulon, N.C., manufacturer of the wine closures and synthetic wine corks.

PVH CORP.: $3.825 billion credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and RBC; $750 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.7 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.375 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Warnaco Group Inc., refinance debt and provide liquidity; Bridgewater, N.J., apparel company.

TCW GROUP: $405 million credit facility (Ba1/BB+); JPMorgan, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; $50 million five-year revolver; $355 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps when total leverage is less than 2.25 times and ratings are Ba1/BB+, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group from Societe Generale, refinance debt and for working capital; Los Angeles-based asset management firm.

THERAKOS INC.: $325 million credit facility; RBC and Jefferies; $35 million revolver (B2/B); $210 million five-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; $80 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Gores Group from Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc.; Raritan, N.J.-based provider of integrated systems for delivering extracorporeal photopheresis.

VAREL INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FUNDING CORP.: $250 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $20 million four-year revolver; $230 million 41/2-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 775 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Carrollton, Texas, manufacturer of drill bits for oil and gas and mining.

WENNER MEDIA LLC: $215 million credit facility (B3/B); JPMorgan; $15 million 41/2-year revolver; $200 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, soft call 102, 101; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; New York-based provider of entertainment and lifestyle brand publications.

On The Horizon

APEX TOOL GROUP LLC: New debt financing; Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and RBC; help fund buyout by Bain Capital from Cooper Industries and Danaher Corp.; Sparks, Md., tool manufacturer.

ARRIS GROUP INC.: $2.175 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America Merrill Lynch and RBC; $250 million revolver; $1 billion five-year term A; $925 million seven-year term B; help fund the acquisition of the Motorola Home business from Motorola Mobility; Suwanee, Ga., communications technology company.

AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC.: New debt; help fund purchase of Zipcar Inc.; Parsippany, N.J., provider of vehicle rental services.

BWAY CORP.: Incremental term B; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; fund acquisition of Ropak Packaging from the Linpac Group; Atlanta-based supplier of general line rigid containers.

COLE HAAN LLC: New financing; Jefferies; help fund buyout by Apax Partners from Nike Inc.; New York-based designer and retailer of men's and women's footwear, apparel and accessories.

DIGITALGLOBE INC.: $1.2 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, JPMorgan and Citigroup; $1.05 billion seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; $150 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 500 bps; help fund acquisition of GeoEye Inc. and refinance existing debt; Longmont, Colo., provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery products and services.

DUFF & PHELPS CORP.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Barclays and RBC; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group, Stone Point Capital LLC, Pictet & Cie and Edmond de Rothschild Group; New York-based financial advisory and investment banking firm.

ENSTAR GROUP LTD.: $111 million term loan; National Australia Bank and Barclays; help fund acquisition of SeaBright Holdings Inc.; Hamilton, Bermuda, acquirer and manager of insurance and reinsurance companies.

GETCO HOLDING CO. LLC: $470 million senior secured first-lien credit facility; Jefferies; $20 million four-year revolver expected at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 50 bps unused fee; $450 million 41/2-year term loan expected at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; help fund merger with Knight Capital Group Inc.; Chicago-based buyer and seller of securities.

HARBINGER GROUP INC./EXCO RESOURCES INC. JOINT VENTURE: $225 million of bank debt; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of oil and gas assets in West Texas from EXCO; oil and gas limited partnership.

INTERMEDIA OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC.: $150 million credit facility; CIT; $10 million revolver; $140 million term loan; help merger of InterMedia Outdoors Holdings LLC and Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc., and refinance debt; media and content company for outdoor-enthusiast market.

LMI AEROSPACE INC.: $300 million senior secured credit facility; RBC; $75 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 475 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $225 million six-year term loan expected at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; fund acquisition of Valent Aerostructures LLC, refinance existing debt and provide for working capital needs; St. Charles, Mo., supplier of structural assemblies, kits and components and provider of design engineering services to the aerospace and defense industries.

NIELSEN HOLDINGS NV: New debt financing; JPMorgan; fund acquisition of Arbitron Inc.; New York and Netherlands-based provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy.

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORP.: $1.2 billion senior secured term loan; Barclays; help fund acquisitions of Residential Capital LLC and Homeward Residential Holdings Inc., and refinance existing debt; Atlanta-based provider of residential and commercial loan servicing, special servicing and asset management services.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC. and PROPCO: New credit facilities; in connection with spinoff of Penn National's gaming operating assets and real estate assets; refinance existing debt; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming and racing facilities.

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $2.73 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; $400 million five-year revolver at Ameristar; $200 million five-year term A at Ameristar; $990 million seven-year term B at Ameristar, expected 1% Libor floor; $410 million five-year revolver at Pinnacle; $730 million seven-year term loan, expected 1% Libor floor; help fund acquisition of Ameristar Casinos Inc.; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of casinos.

QUICKSILVER PRODUCTION PARTNERS OPERATING LLC: $750 million five-year secured revolver with pricing of Libor plus 175 bps to 275 bps based on usage; JPMorgan; in connection with initial public offering of common units; help pay a contribution to Quicksilver; Fort Worth, Texas, owner and acquirer of oil and gas properties.

SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $700 million seven-year covenant-light senior secured term loan expected at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; help fund purchase of MACH; Tampa, Fla., provider of technology and business services for the telecommunications industry.

TNS INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility; SunTrust and Macquarie; $50 million revolver expected at Libor plus 425 bps; $550 million first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 425 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 825 bps; help fund buyout by Siris Capital Group and refinance existing debt; Reston, Va., provider of data communications and interoperability services.

YOUNG INNOVATIONS INC.: $140 million senior secured credit facility; Madison Capital, Golub Capital and Ares Capital; $10 million revolver; $130 million term loan; help fund buyout by Linden Capital Partners; Earth City, Mo., developer, manufacturer and marketer of supplies and equipment used by dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants and consumers.

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